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he is the commander in chief and the president of the united states. when he goes around the world at risk he can dominate the news cycle. mitt romney was in new york with rudy giuliani might have gotten more attention except for this. >> he left around 11:00 p.m. eastern time last night from andrews air force base outside of washington and got there about 2:00 p.m. eastern time, about a 13 hour flight overseas, a very long flight. the president is walking into this location right now. here he comes. he is going to be speaking we assume for about ten minutes. here is the president. >> good evening. this outpost is more than 7,000 miles from home but for over a decade it's been close to our hearts because here in afghanistan more than half a million of our sons and daughters have sacrificed to protect our country. today i signed a historic agreement between the united states and afghanistan that defines a new relationship between our countries, a future in which afghans are responsible for the security of their nation and we built an equal partnership b
he is the commander in chief and the president of the united states. when he goes around the world at risk he can dominate the news cycle. mitt romney was in new york with rudy giuliani might have gotten more attention except for this. >> he left around 11:00 p.m. eastern time last night from andrews air force base outside of washington and got there about 2:00 p.m. eastern time, about a 13 hour flight overseas, a very long flight. the president is walking into this location right now....
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we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> the historic headline from the white house this week, the president of the united states endorses same-sex marriage. but the story behind the headlines may be just as dramatic and it culminated with vice president joe biden apologizing to president obama for forcing his hand on this hot button issue, a sore subject among some white house insiders. our chief whereas correspondent jessica yellen has been working the story for us. tell our viewers what you are hearing right now. >> i understand the vice president apologized to the president for putting him in a tough position on this situation and the president gave an understanding reply saying he knows that the vice president was speaking from the heart. the vice president's office also issued a statement saying it was the president who has been the leader on this issue since day one and the vice president never intended to distract from that. president obama says he was planning to say this sometime
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we welcome our viewers across the united states and around the globe to the special report, president obama addressing the american people from afghanistan, talking about the future of u.s. troops there and we are going to bring that to you live. >> lots of news happening now, dramatic developments covering the president's surprise visit to afghanistan like no one else can. we have our reporters in afghanistan, in pakistan, in washington, in new york, we're watching all of this unfold, our own john king will give us an inside look at what it's like to be on a secret presidential trip to a war zone. he's been on one before, our own erin burnett looks at al qaeda's future and our christiane amanpour and fareed zakariazaka. >> the president took a helicopter to kabul and signed a strategic partnership agreement with president hamid karzai. it could mark the beginning of the end of the war there. listen. >> neither americans nor the afghan people asked for this war, yet for a decade we've stood together to drive al qaeda from its camps to battle an insurgency and to give the people of afg
we welcome our viewers across the united states and around the globe to the special report, president obama addressing the american people from afghanistan, talking about the future of u.s. troops there and we are going to bring that to you live. >> lots of news happening now, dramatic developments covering the president's surprise visit to afghanistan like no one else can. we have our reporters in afghanistan, in pakistan, in washington, in new york, we're watching all of this unfold,...
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>> and look, it is an election year in the united states. there is -- it was pretty clear even when i was writing the book that we were approaching some kind of crisis point in europe where now several years into these wrong-headed policies the failure of the policies is becoming obvious. somebody needs to be out there and say this is why these policies are wrong. this is what we could and should be doing differently. so -- >> what is the -- what do you propose in this book that we do? >> at this point it's stimulus, but essentially not -- we can get a lot of stimulus just by reversing the austerity that we've done. so in the united states what we've actually had, don't believe what people tell you about run-away government spending. what we've had is unprecedented cuts especially at the state and local level. rehire those school teachers. rehire those firefighters and police officers. restart those stalled maintenance projects on our infrastructure. right there is a big economic boost. >> okay. so now you know what the criticism is. look, i
>> and look, it is an election year in the united states. there is -- it was pretty clear even when i was writing the book that we were approaching some kind of crisis point in europe where now several years into these wrong-headed policies the failure of the policies is becoming obvious. somebody needs to be out there and say this is why these policies are wrong. this is what we could and should be doing differently. so -- >> what is the -- what do you propose in this book that we...
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putting him at odds with the president of the united states. jessica yellin is working the story for us. jessica, causing quite an uproar there, what's going on? >> reporter: this is clearly an unwelcome topic for a white house that pronounces to make all decisions based on principle not on politics. it certainly looks as if the vice president supports gay marriage. >> who do you love? the president sets the policy. i am absolutely comfortable that the fact that men marrying wo i and women marrying women, are entitled to all the civil rights and the civil liberties. >> reporter: but the president is vague. >> my feelings about this are constantly evolving. i struggle with this. >> reporter: this is a flash point election. to argue biden's comments weren't new. >> i think they were entirely consistent with the president's position which is that couples who are married whether they're gay or heterosexual couples are entitled to the very same rights and very same liberties. >> reporter: the vice president's office even put out a statement to clari
putting him at odds with the president of the united states. jessica yellin is working the story for us. jessica, causing quite an uproar there, what's going on? >> reporter: this is clearly an unwelcome topic for a white house that pronounces to make all decisions based on principle not on politics. it certainly looks as if the vice president supports gay marriage. >> who do you love? the president sets the policy. i am absolutely comfortable that the fact that men marrying wo i...
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cartels to get into the united states? >> i think one of the things that's important to recognize, these are criminal organizations and they certainly will diversify what their level of criminality is. whether drugs today, weapons tomorrow or a need to move high-valued targets across the border. that was a great piece of work by the federal agencies specifically doing drug investigations and uncovered the individual who was contemplating an assassination attempt. clearly these are criminals and they'll do anything they can for a profit going forward. >> hipoli one thing i find hard to understand and the whole fast and furious controversy, there are 6,600 licensed gun dealers in the united states within 100 miles of the mexican border. 70% of the guns recovered from mexican drug activity had originated here in the united states. we're the ones arming this whole problem, right? >> well, you know, but let's understand one thing. the guns were going into mexico way before fast and furious occurred. whether we would have had fa
cartels to get into the united states? >> i think one of the things that's important to recognize, these are criminal organizations and they certainly will diversify what their level of criminality is. whether drugs today, weapons tomorrow or a need to move high-valued targets across the border. that was a great piece of work by the federal agencies specifically doing drug investigations and uncovered the individual who was contemplating an assassination attempt. clearly these are...
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usual signaling that the united states is gone. everyone need z to start making calculations based on the idea that there will be no miles per hour presenamerican presence in afghanistan. this is meant to say there won't be 90,000 troops in afghanistan, but we will be a partner, we will be strategically involved. we will even have some kind of military association with afghanistan long past 2014 which is the date at which the last u.s. troops are supposed to leave under current plans. the second part of this of course is to demonstrate that the last two months as you mentioned have seen a series of unfortunate episodes of various kinds. the sergeant, the burning of the korans and this agreement is meant to say, look, we understand these things happen, but there is a u.s./afghan partnership, a strategic relationship and that continues. >> given what we have been reporting on, though, to an fly on the wall of the conversation between president obama and president karzai, but what conversation is he really walking into, what ultimatel
usual signaling that the united states is gone. everyone need z to start making calculations based on the idea that there will be no miles per hour presenamerican presence in afghanistan. this is meant to say there won't be 90,000 troops in afghanistan, but we will be a partner, we will be strategically involved. we will even have some kind of military association with afghanistan long past 2014 which is the date at which the last u.s. troops are supposed to leave under current plans. the...
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i think the united states is -- even though there's going to be quibbling on the sides, i think the united states is very, very likely now to have a presence there for the foreseeable future. >> i'm sorry. we've got to leave it there. david gergen, gloria borger. appreciate it. president obama's speech from bagram air base is fueling talk tonight. more with ari fleischer, paul begala, peter bergen. that's next. let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement insurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for medicare, call now to find out how an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company, helps cover some of the medical expenses... not paid by medicare part b. that can save you from paying up to thousands of dollars... out of your own pocket. these are the only medicare supplement insurance plans... exclusi
i think the united states is -- even though there's going to be quibbling on the sides, i think the united states is very, very likely now to have a presence there for the foreseeable future. >> i'm sorry. we've got to leave it there. david gergen, gloria borger. appreciate it. president obama's speech from bagram air base is fueling talk tonight. more with ari fleischer, paul begala, peter bergen. that's next. let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my...
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has the united states stamped on the side. they advised president bush when i took that trip to baghdad, they advised the same thing to president obama. they rather have them take a plane that doesn't look any different. he wanted to take this to send a signal. i was recruited and just left the white house beat six years ago. they white house said would you do this on a secret basis. tell as few people as possible within the news organization. they tell you turn off all electronic devices, shut off the televisions, shut off the clocks. they don't want anyone to see that plane coming in because of the risk of a mortar fire or grenade or something like that. the way out is dicier. everyone knows the president is on the ground. everyone's seen the pictures of air force one. when i left baghdad six years ago, shut everything down. they don't want an electronic signal off that airplane that somebody could track to fire a missile at. air force one is like revving the car and gun the gas and a 747 going up at 45 or more of an angle.
has the united states stamped on the side. they advised president bush when i took that trip to baghdad, they advised the same thing to president obama. they rather have them take a plane that doesn't look any different. he wanted to take this to send a signal. i was recruited and just left the white house beat six years ago. they white house said would you do this on a secret basis. tell as few people as possible within the news organization. they tell you turn off all electronic devices, shut...
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and it appears that the united states nailed the attack. chris lawrence is at the pentagon. usual official confirming to us that cia drone strike talk him out in a lawless part of yemen. this was a man on the fbi's most wanted list with a $5 million bounty on his head. someone the u.s. has been very, very interested in getting. >> apologies. i thought you were going to a piece of sound there. we've been talking about drone strikes. ainge lot of people understand there. is this going to become another pakistanish problem? >> not really. it looks like the exact opposite. in have been 15 drone strikes this year. and the offensive is really starting to ramp up for several reasons. one is the president seems very commitmented to going after al qaeda and supportive of u.s. drone strikes. the cia got authorization to product drone strikes even if they're not sure of the target's identity. so it's given the u.s. more leeway to conduct some of these drone strikes. and when you look at what koubt terrorism officials say about the al qaeda group in yemen that it's the most direct threa
and it appears that the united states nailed the attack. chris lawrence is at the pentagon. usual official confirming to us that cia drone strike talk him out in a lawless part of yemen. this was a man on the fbi's most wanted list with a $5 million bounty on his head. someone the u.s. has been very, very interested in getting. >> apologies. i thought you were going to a piece of sound there. we've been talking about drone strikes. ainge lot of people understand there. is this going to...
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how does the united states or israel now? >> i don't think we have -- >> art, go ahead. >> i'm sorry. we really know through a combination of factors. of course, to the extent that you can, you get inspectors to look at the facilities that are publicly declared. that tells you something. and really, you get most of your information by watching what falls into a program. in if same way astronomers figure out what's going on inside a black hole by seeing what materials fall into it. that's kind of the way you map out what's going on in any kind of black weapons program. you do try and recruit human spies, but honestly, iranian nuclear physicists do not grow on tears. so most of the information you get, you get from a combination of inspection, signals intelligence and other forms of intelligence. but we do have a fairly good read on what they're doing simply because nuclear weapons require industrial scale facilities. and those are pretty hard to hide. >> right. so the other question then would be in terms of how far they're go
how does the united states or israel now? >> i don't think we have -- >> art, go ahead. >> i'm sorry. we really know through a combination of factors. of course, to the extent that you can, you get inspectors to look at the facilities that are publicly declared. that tells you something. and really, you get most of your information by watching what falls into a program. in if same way astronomers figure out what's going on inside a black hole by seeing what materials fall into...
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i think the real lesson for the united states, erin, because most people in the united states care more about us than them, is are we going to follow down that path? we have a president who's always suffered from what i call euro envy. he wants u.s.-style national health insurance and government day care and all these kind of programs -- >> but he's not pushing for a big stimulus plan. he's not pushing for one right now. >> yeah, but, i mean, obama care is kind of a version of kind of european-style health care. i think that just this expansion of welfare. the question is whether we as a country are going to get serious, erin, about getting our entitlements under control or are we going to go right over that same cliff that they have. >> have we done enough, david, in this country? >> no, we have not done enough. both the united states and europe came out of this financial crisis in 2009 with 10% unemployment. europe pursued austerity and now as 11% unemployment. >> france's is still about where ours is, though. >> yeah, but a lot of the other countries -- european has gone up and we ha
i think the real lesson for the united states, erin, because most people in the united states care more about us than them, is are we going to follow down that path? we have a president who's always suffered from what i call euro envy. he wants u.s.-style national health insurance and government day care and all these kind of programs -- >> but he's not pushing for a big stimulus plan. he's not pushing for one right now. >> yeah, but, i mean, obama care is kind of a version of kind...
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states, he doesn't want to stay in china, he wants to come to the united states as you point out, he's making this appeal to president obama, we heard president obama in a news conference with the prime minister of japan, he was asked about that and the president didn't say very much. just said he was aware of the news reports and that obviously the issue of human rights come up every time the u.s. is speaking with china. stan grant, i reerappreciate yo reporting there beijing in this whole week even when you were chased away from their home. >>> in the meantime, i want to move along. we have just gotten word that an nfl superstar has reportedly died of a suicide. [ male announcer ] citi turns 200 this year. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ at liberty mutual, we know how much you count on
states, he doesn't want to stay in china, he wants to come to the united states as you point out, he's making this appeal to president obama, we heard president obama in a news conference with the prime minister of japan, he was asked about that and the president didn't say very much. just said he was aware of the news reports and that obviously the issue of human rights come up every time the u.s. is speaking with china. stan grant, i reerappreciate yo reporting there beijing in this whole...
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is it similar to the plot using 80 grams of petn that was being shipped in the united states and chicago. in that case, that particular printer had gone through all types of screening, machines and other devices. the saudi arabian intelligence service provided detailed information to look at that particular package, the british authorities used dogs and the dogs sniffed that package and couldn't detect 80 grams of petn a mere few irnls from their noses. materials like that are very easily concealed, very hard to detect and depending on how they're packaged and how they're going to be carried poses a terrific threat to everybody. >> it's scary listening to you. and i don't like to -- there's not much that makes me scared. i don't like to promote things that make other people scared. the idea that those bombs in the printers that went through so many multiple screenings, dogs and devices, and yet we're still able to get through, is there technology in the pipeline that can detect this stuff? >> i'm not sure about the technology. many people make so many claims, you talk to the company owne
is it similar to the plot using 80 grams of petn that was being shipped in the united states and chicago. in that case, that particular printer had gone through all types of screening, machines and other devices. the saudi arabian intelligence service provided detailed information to look at that particular package, the british authorities used dogs and the dogs sniffed that package and couldn't detect 80 grams of petn a mere few irnls from their noses. materials like that are very easily...
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i think the united states is -- even though there's going to be quibbling on the sides, i think the united states is very, very likely now to have a presence there for the foreseeable future. >> i'm sorry. we've got to leave it there. david gergen, gloria borger. appreciate it. president obama's visit and his speech from bagram air base is fueling talk tonight. more with ari fleischer, paul begala, peter bergen. that's next. ♪ what started as a whisper every day, millions of people choose to do the right thing. there's an insurance company that does that, too. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? with these new depend real fit briefs,untry and today we are surprising pro football all stars. there's wes, clay and demarcus.what's up guys. now i know you don't need one, but would you try these on for charity and prove just how great the fit is? seriously? no way for charity? let's do it! yup... they're doin it. the best protection now looks, fits and feels just like underwear. let's go drive, use the legs... nice teamwork! they tried on the new depend real fit. get
i think the united states is -- even though there's going to be quibbling on the sides, i think the united states is very, very likely now to have a presence there for the foreseeable future. >> i'm sorry. we've got to leave it there. david gergen, gloria borger. appreciate it. president obama's visit and his speech from bagram air base is fueling talk tonight. more with ari fleischer, paul begala, peter bergen. that's next. ♪ what started as a whisper every day, millions of people...
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the sitting president of the united states. mayor michael bloomberg said anytime a president backs a major advancement in civil rights, that advancement ultimately succeeds. but, you know, the president is not saying we should have a constitutional amendment or national legislation legalizing same-sex marriage. he's saying that marriage as it traditionally has been is an issue left to the states. we've seen this, there are some states that allow marriage, same-sex marriage. and there are a number of states that have constitutional amendments that ban same-sex marriage. the president added his voice to a debate that's not only going to continue but because the president is now front and center intensify. >> thank you. you saw the banner. the president now supports same-sex marriage. what was the context of that quote? we're going to replay the interview for you. and we're going to get more reaction and speak with an openly gay american. see how this is resonating in the lgbt community. let me tell you about a very important phon
the sitting president of the united states. mayor michael bloomberg said anytime a president backs a major advancement in civil rights, that advancement ultimately succeeds. but, you know, the president is not saying we should have a constitutional amendment or national legislation legalizing same-sex marriage. he's saying that marriage as it traditionally has been is an issue left to the states. we've seen this, there are some states that allow marriage, same-sex marriage. and there are a...
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the united states proxy war with iran. we're learning some startling details tonight about the flame. now, the flame is a powerful computer supervirus that's been attacking iranian government computers. we've learned a little more about what it can do. it can capture what's on your screen. it records conversations. it can detect what users are actually on a network and it can collect passwords. but who is behind this crippling cyber attack, which apparently has been in process for a couple of years? experts see the links between this virus and the one, which you may recall attacked iran's nuclear plants in 2010 and was suspected to be the work of israeli intelligence. iran blames israel and the u.s. for the mysterious deaths of at least four iranian nuclear scientists over the past two years and iran is fighting back. in october of last year, agents disrupted an assassination plot targeting saudi arabia's ambassador to the united states. iran denies that. in february, there were three attacks on israeli diplomats in india,
the united states proxy war with iran. we're learning some startling details tonight about the flame. now, the flame is a powerful computer supervirus that's been attacking iranian government computers. we've learned a little more about what it can do. it can capture what's on your screen. it records conversations. it can detect what users are actually on a network and it can collect passwords. but who is behind this crippling cyber attack, which apparently has been in process for a couple of...
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right now you've had some successful, i think, meetings with the president of the united states. but a lot of americans as you know, and you look at american public opinion polls, they're concerned that they want the u.s. out of afghanistan, about 70% say it's time for the u.s. to come home, the u.s. is spending to keep 90,000 troops, $2 billion a week in afghanistan, $100 billion a year. why is this money well spent? >> we have already agreed on a process of transition to afghan authority whereby afghanistan will be looking after itself and after its security and the defense of the country almost entirely by 2014, and that's also the time that the american forces and other forces will withdraw from afghanistan. that transition and the eventual withdrawal in 2014 of the u.s. forces and other nato forces from afghanistan is good for afghanistan and good for our allied countries. today we discussed that. we have finalized plans. so 2014 will be a year in which the united states will not be spending as much money in afghanistan as it is spending today. it will save money and we will
right now you've had some successful, i think, meetings with the president of the united states. but a lot of americans as you know, and you look at american public opinion polls, they're concerned that they want the u.s. out of afghanistan, about 70% say it's time for the u.s. to come home, the u.s. is spending to keep 90,000 troops, $2 billion a week in afghanistan, $100 billion a year. why is this money well spent? >> we have already agreed on a process of transition to afghan...
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the united states financial markets is the biggest in the world, so what happens to the united states and global markets. >> michael, thank you for your time this morning. appreciate it. >> mitt romney hit all the high notes in his commencement peach at liberty university. the speech was seen for a way for romney to reach out to christian conservatives while speaking at the largest evangelical school in the nation. he didn't disappoint with comments on same-sex marriage. >> culture, what you believe, what you value, how you live matters. now, as fundamental as these principles rshgs they may become topics of democratic debate from time to time so it is today with the enduring institution of marriage. marriage is a relationship between one man and one woman. >>> rick santorum has some advice for his one-time rival mitt romney. grab on to the same-sex marriage issue and ride it all the way to the white house. >> you see, this is a very potent weapon, if you will, for governor romney if he is willing to step up and take advantage of a president who is very much out of touch with the valu
the united states financial markets is the biggest in the world, so what happens to the united states and global markets. >> michael, thank you for your time this morning. appreciate it. >> mitt romney hit all the high notes in his commencement peach at liberty university. the speech was seen for a way for romney to reach out to christian conservatives while speaking at the largest evangelical school in the nation. he didn't disappoint with comments on same-sex marriage. >>...
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you see the president of the united states with a member of the united states military. a lot of the military personnel got into the hangar in bagram. inspiring words to the u.s. men and women who were on the front lines in afghanistan right now. a great thrill, obviously, for them. the pridñ sri vi afghanistan comes exactly aier after u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s gunned down osama bin laden, but there may be -- repeat, may be a new threat unfolding right now. uthorities say they're on alert against quote, body bombs that could be deployed on flights to the united states. let's bring in our national security contributor fran townsend, she serves on the cia and homeland security external advisory boards. fran, what does this mean, body bombs, an alert saying that this could be a new threat? what's going on? >> you know, wolf, we heard this first about a year ago, the possibility that al qaeda operatives might try sneak explosives on to western aircraft by inserting it in their bodies. there was some belief that the assassination attempt against mow head benaef the head of the sa
you see the president of the united states with a member of the united states military. a lot of the military personnel got into the hangar in bagram. inspiring words to the u.s. men and women who were on the front lines in afghanistan right now. a great thrill, obviously, for them. the pridñ sri vi afghanistan comes exactly aier after u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s gunned down osama bin laden, but there may be -- repeat, may be a new threat unfolding right now. uthorities say they're on alert against...
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we have customers all over the united states. we rely on the postal service for everything that we do. the eastern maine processing facility is vital to our operation and our success. if we lose this processing facility we could lose clientele because of increased mailing times. we would have to consider layoffs as a result of that. closure of this plant will affect all of us. ♪ >>> the death of a new york area retired marine. kenneth chamberlain, sr. he was shot and killed by police. a jury decided to not indict the officer who killed him. tonight, you'll hear and see what they saw as the incident unfolded, unraveled. we have videotape recorded by police taser guns and mr. chamberlain's medical alert pendant. this happened last november. mr. chamberlain signalled the alert system that called police. when officers arrived, he made it clear he didn't want them coming in. >> i'm okay. >> i need to see that you're okay and we'll go. >> you leave. >> can't leave. you called. >> i'm okay. >> all right. i need to see you. >> i'm okay
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he wanted another major terrorist attack in the united states and ordered that units be established in afghanistan and pakistan to target planes carrying president obama or general david petraeus. the letters also include odd tid bits like he was using hair dye and taking viagra. >>> the death of justin seau has been confirmed as a suicide. he died from a gunshot wound to the chest. >>> the fees for carry on bags is being raised for spirit airlines. the airline now charges $45. the price goes up in november. the new $100 fee will apply to carry ones registered at the gate. >>> and keep your eye on the sky this weekend. the biggest full moon of the year will be this saturday night. a little tid bit for you in case you want to impress any friends. the best time to see it is just after it rises or before it sets. are you really like zoning out right now? >> i don't know what that means. i'm confused. >>> rush limbaugh accusing me of, wait for it, going to the gym? the ridiculous is next. t the wo. that could work. or you could use every door direct mail from the postal service. it'll help
he wanted another major terrorist attack in the united states and ordered that units be established in afghanistan and pakistan to target planes carrying president obama or general david petraeus. the letters also include odd tid bits like he was using hair dye and taking viagra. >>> the death of justin seau has been confirmed as a suicide. he died from a gunshot wound to the chest. >>> the fees for carry on bags is being raised for spirit airlines. the airline now charges...
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we strongly believe and rely upon the united states and the other members of the ap-5 plus one and expect them to set the boundary that becomes clear however long it takes it will block iran from turning military nuclear. it means there is a need to stop enriching uranium to 20% or even to 3.5%. to take all the enrichment out of the country. you can allow them to play with a neglible amount that will never be enough to one single air weapon. and basically there is an installation. so if all these elements are set and the iaea has kind of a inspection, that's it. but if the world community will set the threshold in a way that even is fully accepted, not to mention if partially accepted by the iranians, but if fully accepted it still allows them to keep moving toward nuclear and military program -- >> your concern. >> that's ridiculous. it's a delusion. >> but your main concern is that the iranians may in this time that goes on, they may start to move the uranium enriching process into areas, mountainous areas perhaps, where they cannot be destroyed. is that your primary concern? >> our pri
we strongly believe and rely upon the united states and the other members of the ap-5 plus one and expect them to set the boundary that becomes clear however long it takes it will block iran from turning military nuclear. it means there is a need to stop enriching uranium to 20% or even to 3.5%. to take all the enrichment out of the country. you can allow them to play with a neglible amount that will never be enough to one single air weapon. and basically there is an installation. so if all...
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and so we had more filibusters than ever in the history of the united states senate. we just cannot take up anything constructive. the american voters have the last word in november. do they want to continue this kind of obstructionism, or do they want to see something different. >>> some towns in kansas, it could be the biggest change to their way of life in a century. what could happen that would cut them off from the rest of america. it's really cool looking. what about fuel-effiency? amazing. i think it gets up to like 40 miles per gallon. kinda cool when the needle never moves. my turn. active park assist... oh, my gosh! when you want to find a gas station, it tells you how much gas is. i didn't even know that. it's the swap your ride sales event. get a focus with up to $1500 cash back and voice-activated sync at no extra charge. are you gonna just keep the one for the rest of your lives? no, i think we should all get our own. >> thanks to a rail line that has been in place since the 1800s, folks in garden city, kansas, can hop on amtrak and not hop off until the
and so we had more filibusters than ever in the history of the united states senate. we just cannot take up anything constructive. the american voters have the last word in november. do they want to continue this kind of obstructionism, or do they want to see something different. >>> some towns in kansas, it could be the biggest change to their way of life in a century. what could happen that would cut them off from the rest of america. it's really cool looking. what about...
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airliner, fran townsend confirmed there was never a threat to the united states because the united states controlled, controlled the would-be bomber. let's bring in fran who say member of the department of homeland security and the cia external advisory board. fran you're saying he was a double agent? >> basically. i mean, absolutely, john. what they said to me is you know, you've heard this language that there was no threat to the united states. you now understand why. the cia working with the saudi intelligence service controlled the source and therefore his device and so the american officials were reasonably confident that this was somebody that they could exercise complete control over and so there wasn't a threat to the u.s. in addition, john, we've learned for the first time that it's the same informant who provided u.s. officials with the necessary information to enable the drone operation that killed al quso, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula's external operations chief this ek would understand weekend. they've gotten into the real center of the al qaeda in the arabian peninsula
airliner, fran townsend confirmed there was never a threat to the united states because the united states controlled, controlled the would-be bomber. let's bring in fran who say member of the department of homeland security and the cia external advisory board. fran you're saying he was a double agent? >> basically. i mean, absolutely, john. what they said to me is you know, you've heard this language that there was no threat to the united states. you now understand why. the cia working...
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it showed he wanted another major terrorist attack in the united states and ordered that units be established in afghanistan and pakistan to target planes carrying president obama or general david petraeus. the letters also include odd tidbits like the fact that osama bin laden was using just for men hair dye and taking viagra. >>> the death of football star junior seau has been confirmed as a suicide. the medical examiner's office said he died yesterday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. he was 43. >>> spirit airlines is raising the fee for carry-on bags to $100, the highest in the country. the airline now charges $45. the price goes up in november. the new $100 fee will apply to carry-ons registered at the gate. if you pay at the kiosk it will be $50. >>> and keep your eye on the sky this weekend. the biggest full moon of the year will be this saturday night. anderson? isha, thanks. >>> coming up, rush limbaugh attacks me for going to the gym. the ridiculist is next. >>> time for the ridiculist. tonight we're adding -- i don't know if you've heard of this person before -- rus
it showed he wanted another major terrorist attack in the united states and ordered that units be established in afghanistan and pakistan to target planes carrying president obama or general david petraeus. the letters also include odd tidbits like the fact that osama bin laden was using just for men hair dye and taking viagra. >>> the death of football star junior seau has been confirmed as a suicide. the medical examiner's office said he died yesterday from a self-inflicted gunshot...
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it was oneane awa to being shipped to the united states. other than the intelligence that interrupted that plot, the technology did not intercede to make us safer in that case. and we don't know what was -- all the details about this device to know if it's better. >> bob, is this is matter of time before something like this gets through? >> i'm afraid so. this could all die down of its own accord. but with the technology and the palestinians in yemen helping them improve it, i think the risk goes up. this is the second one that's been carried on by a passenger. meant to be carried on by a passenger. i think one day it will get through. >> fran, do you agree with it? >> i do. the one thing we should say to give some people some sense of comfort. your hands get swabbed. that's meant to detect explosive traces. and it's the sort of thing that you hope would pick up if someone had been handling this sort of device. remember, this was not meant to be a body cavity device. this is an external device. you hope things like that. you don't have thos
it was oneane awa to being shipped to the united states. other than the intelligence that interrupted that plot, the technology did not intercede to make us safer in that case. and we don't know what was -- all the details about this device to know if it's better. >> bob, is this is matter of time before something like this gets through? >> i'm afraid so. this could all die down of its own accord. but with the technology and the palestinians in yemen helping them improve it, i think...
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united states in 2008, united states in 2010, everywhere in the world look what happened in britain, germany, france, greece. what incumbent would be confident in this environment? except for some reason the u.s. democrats and i think it has to do with how bad the republicans are. in the end we got to tighten up here. this thing is nowhere near in the bag. it's a really tough laekz aelec. we are not anywhere near aggressive enough. >> what do you make of this? considering that rick santorum was more conservative than mitt romney. when it came to who was getting the nomination for the republican party it was not the most conservative person. >> every race is different. it didn't have a name id. he had no money compared to mitt romney. those are a lot of factors that led to the suspension of the campaign. mitt romney just did this a few years ago. but i think on a larger scale and james alluded to some of this earlier, this is going to be a dog fight. there is going to be a ton of money spent in this race, something like we have never seen. even in this cycle, even in 2010 it wasn't th
united states in 2008, united states in 2010, everywhere in the world look what happened in britain, germany, france, greece. what incumbent would be confident in this environment? except for some reason the u.s. democrats and i think it has to do with how bad the republicans are. in the end we got to tighten up here. this thing is nowhere near in the bag. it's a really tough laekz aelec. we are not anywhere near aggressive enough. >> what do you make of this? considering that rick...
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i wish you could say the same in the united states today. >> mr. secretary, when he was governor, did he do as well as he could given the national economic circumstances? >> in his first three years, he generated or presided over an economy that generated 5,600 jobs. that's not a lot of jobs. over the last 26 months, the administration, granted, we are talking about the entire nation. the obama administration has generated or presided over an economy that has generated 4.2 million jobs. we have got to be very clear about this. to try to compare what one governor has done in one very small time period with what the entire nation is doing tore try to say that because somebody was a private equity manager that could very quickly pump and dump companies using short-term strategies such as wall street has been using for years and got us into a big mound of trouble is ludicrous. the question is, which of these men can be trusted to preside over an economy that is recovering, that should be recovering and going in the right direction already? i think the
i wish you could say the same in the united states today. >> mr. secretary, when he was governor, did he do as well as he could given the national economic circumstances? >> in his first three years, he generated or presided over an economy that generated 5,600 jobs. that's not a lot of jobs. over the last 26 months, the administration, granted, we are talking about the entire nation. the obama administration has generated or presided over an economy that has generated 4.2 million...
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he wants to go to the united states. a country that hours earlier drove him to a chinese hospital and he says left him there. chen had been holed up six days in the u.s. embassy. he fled refuge there. after back room negotiations, the chinese and chen seemed to have reached a deal. a smiling chen guangcheng is seen leaving for treatment at the hospital, but between leaving the u.s. grounds and speaking to us, everything changed. i'm very disappointed with the u.s. government he says. chen says he was urged to leave and deserted. he said they promised to be with me at the hospital. this afternoon, they were all gone. inside the embassy walls, chen says, he was cut off from the outside world. now doesn't think he knew enough to make such a critical decision. at the time i didn't have a lot of information, he says, i wasn't allowed to call my friends from the embassy. i couldn't keep up with the news so i didn't know a lot of what was happening. what was happening, he now says, is his family in their village was being terro
he wants to go to the united states. a country that hours earlier drove him to a chinese hospital and he says left him there. chen had been holed up six days in the u.s. embassy. he fled refuge there. after back room negotiations, the chinese and chen seemed to have reached a deal. a smiling chen guangcheng is seen leaving for treatment at the hospital, but between leaving the u.s. grounds and speaking to us, everything changed. i'm very disappointed with the u.s. government he says. chen says...
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what the president of the united states said today is that he cares for them. he is their president, he is standing up for them and he believes that they too are equal under the law. and that is incredibly significant. i also think that it is the -- we will never have another president, democrat or republican that, opposes gay marriage. >> let me turn to bill donahue. you don't agree with this. what was your reaction to what the president did today? >> well, it all started with our friend, mr. joseph biden, from delaware on "meet the press." he brought the guy out and asked to come clean. as you said obama has always liked the idea of two men getting married. he had to change because he wanted to become president and he said he invoked his christian moorings. now today he had to wiggle with that. so he said well, i'm going to invoke the golden rule. the problem with the golden rule idea is that it covers the marriage of patricia and alan muth. they are brothers and sisters. they went into the courts and argued that they have a right to get married. now, i want
what the president of the united states said today is that he cares for them. he is their president, he is standing up for them and he believes that they too are equal under the law. and that is incredibly significant. i also think that it is the -- we will never have another president, democrat or republican that, opposes gay marriage. >> let me turn to bill donahue. you don't agree with this. what was your reaction to what the president did today? >> well, it all started with our...
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president obama is president of the united states, not pastor of the united states. and he's president of all of america. and i'm an inclusionist. so i believe that when you're hindu, muslim, jewish, gay, straight, bi, or try -- trying to have sex -- whoever you are, you are entitled to the normal pursuit of happiness and prosperity that we believe that we should have justice for all. that is constitutional, that is the president's responsibility. whether -- and i've talked to many, many pastors, in fact, a pentecostal bishop said a couple nights ago, president obama's decision between same-sex marriage or marriage equality is between him and job, but i want my social security check, so i'm voting for him. >> so your message seems very much in concert with the open letter that came out yesterday, reverends larry and sharpton were urging people to support the president, particularly in black churches, saying, quote, as civil rights leaders, we cannot fight to gain rights for some people and not for others. however, you know, bishop pearson, it seems as though there is
president obama is president of the united states, not pastor of the united states. and he's president of all of america. and i'm an inclusionist. so i believe that when you're hindu, muslim, jewish, gay, straight, bi, or try -- trying to have sex -- whoever you are, you are entitled to the normal pursuit of happiness and prosperity that we believe that we should have justice for all. that is constitutional, that is the president's responsibility. whether -- and i've talked to many, many...
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an apple product ever made again in the united states? >> i want there to be. >> so will it ever say on the back of an apple product, designed in california, assembled in the united states? >> it may. even though it doesn't say that today, you could put down there, several parts are from the united states. >> cnn's dan simon tracking all this at the all things digital conference and annual meeting of technology and media executives. how real is that possibility? apple has been criticized for that big plant in china. how real is the possibility manufactured right here at home? >> reporter: i don't think it is very real, john. i was very surprised it hear tim cook say that. i think the people in the audience were as well. things are humming along just fine for apple despite the fact that they have had these problems in china. they have record profits. they know what they are doing with those plants in china. they can do them to scale. the problem, tim cook put it this way, the united states doesn't have the infrastructure to manufacture som
an apple product ever made again in the united states? >> i want there to be. >> so will it ever say on the back of an apple product, designed in california, assembled in the united states? >> it may. even though it doesn't say that today, you could put down there, several parts are from the united states. >> cnn's dan simon tracking all this at the all things digital conference and annual meeting of technology and media executives. how real is that possibility? apple...
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the united states needs egypt and in fact egypt needs the united states, so the expectation is not that there will be a dramatic rethinking of that relationship regardless of who is elected, brooke. >> thank you. we'll look for the winner. appreciate it in cairo for us. a high ranking catholic priest faces a jury and takes the stand in his own defense and you'll hear about the drama going down and what it is he is revealing. plus, rush limbaugh accusing cnn of trying to scare white americans about the future of the country. [ male announcer ] we began with the rx. ♪ then we turned the page, creating the rx hybrid. ♪ now we've turned the page again with the all-new rx f sport. ♪ this is the next chapter for the rx. this is the next chapter for lexus. this is the pursuit of perfection. at liberty mutual, we know how much you count on your car, and how much the people in your life count on you. why w'soffer accident forgiveness, where your price won't increase due to your first accident. we also offer a hassle-free lifetime repair guarantee, where the repairs made on your car are gua
the united states needs egypt and in fact egypt needs the united states, so the expectation is not that there will be a dramatic rethinking of that relationship regardless of who is elected, brooke. >> thank you. we'll look for the winner. appreciate it in cairo for us. a high ranking catholic priest faces a jury and takes the stand in his own defense and you'll hear about the drama going down and what it is he is revealing. plus, rush limbaugh accusing cnn of trying to scare white...
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he was used to be the master of his own universe in the united states senate. senior senator, staff around him. he spoke for one person. that was joe biden. he had to learn. he is learning it the hard way. when he speaks, people believe he is also speaking for the president of the united states. normally, the president should go first and then joe biden should follow. that's something that i think has been a really difficult adjustment. >> it has been more than three years. you would think he would have that more figured out by now. >> people learn slowly. >> stay with me for a second. tonight's second dispute is between the president and republican rival, mitt romney. speaking to abc, the president ridiculed romney's recent suggestion that he, governor romney, deserves some credit for the auto industry's rebound. >> i think this is one of his etch-a-sketch moments. i don't think anybody takes that seriously. people remember his position, which was, let's let detroit go bankrupt. >> but, just a short time ago, governor romney stood his ground. >> this was back
he was used to be the master of his own universe in the united states senate. senior senator, staff around him. he spoke for one person. that was joe biden. he had to learn. he is learning it the hard way. when he speaks, people believe he is also speaking for the president of the united states. normally, the president should go first and then joe biden should follow. that's something that i think has been a really difficult adjustment. >> it has been more than three years. you would...
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homeown ownership in the united states is the lowest rate in 15 years. but let's go back to the median price, $177,000 and change. 78% of the homes sold in the first quarter of this year were affordable to those who earned the national median income in this country. i would think that's also a piece of good news. one of the pieces of news about prices falling is now there are a bunch of people that were priced out of the market for years who now can own a home. >> it's true. it is good news, but it's still not easy to get a loan. one of our lenders, i was talking to a senior loan officer who has been at the bank for 20 years, he's having trouble getting a mortgage from his own bank. we are at about 700,000 starts right now, but that's half of what it's been historically. it's just not enough. mark is the expert, but we probably need a million or so new home units a year of the 700,000 starts, 200,000 were for apartment units. something that we spent a lot of time thinking about. most of the people today, when they can make that rent by decision, we've go
homeown ownership in the united states is the lowest rate in 15 years. but let's go back to the median price, $177,000 and change. 78% of the homes sold in the first quarter of this year were affordable to those who earned the national median income in this country. i would think that's also a piece of good news. one of the pieces of news about prices falling is now there are a bunch of people that were priced out of the market for years who now can own a home. >> it's true. it is good...
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>> the president of the united states was born in the united states. it's not a disputed fact. we have not one moon. candidates attract jack ass supporters, and you are not responsible for every jack ass, and there are a lot of people who get money from president obama when he gets a hungry look in his eyes when they approach him. the fact that donald trump would do this all over again and that he's putting a candidate through this, it's a terrible thing for mitt romney and as i say, let's hope it's a big jackpot of cash because what a terrible thing. >> i'm sure there will be a few dollars presumably raised. >> for mitt romney to go ahead and be up there on the stage with donald trump, he will raise a lot of money. he wants to be president of the united states. he publicly said he disagrees with donald trump. >> even i feel sorry for mitt romney today because that was just a ridiculous performance, and, by the way, though, mitt romney doesnidn't say he disagr with donald trump, and he said i believe he was born in the united states. there's a best a difference, what they're as
>> the president of the united states was born in the united states. it's not a disputed fact. we have not one moon. candidates attract jack ass supporters, and you are not responsible for every jack ass, and there are a lot of people who get money from president obama when he gets a hungry look in his eyes when they approach him. the fact that donald trump would do this all over again and that he's putting a candidate through this, it's a terrible thing for mitt romney and as i say,...